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Valuing prescribed fire

Low-intensity burning can reduce the risk of major wildfires by 60% and provide protection for several years.

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Stanford salutes veterans

This Veterans Day, events honor the men and women on campus and across the nation who serve and protect America.

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How mice choose to eat or to drink

A new Stanford study uses behavioral analysis, neural engineering, electrophysiology, and math to explore how mice decide whether to eat or drink when they are both hungry and thirsty.

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Democracy Day sweeps Stanford

Thousands turned out for the student-run, campuswide event, which has grown significantly since launching in 2021.

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Stanford celebrates 50 years of Structured Liberal Education

Some 200 alumni of the Structured Liberal Education (SLE) program gathered to share anecdotes and appreciation for the beloved residence-based, undergraduate academic program.

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Where starfish hang their hats (basically anywhere)

Starfish start life with bilateral body symmetry – like humans – but grow up to have fivefold “pentaradial” symmetry, with multiple headlike regions. “It is just weird, and most likely the evolution of the group was even more complicated than this.”

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A clear look at a hidden intracellular process

Chemists have unlocked a new pathway for breaking down problem proteins, opening the door to treatments for autoimmune diseases and treatment-resistant cancers.

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What will it cost to adapt to future flooding?

In a test of their new analysis tool, researchers show where “moving up” or “moving over” may make the most sense for those affected by the 2022 Pakistan flood, and what costs it would entail.

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Sophomore College helps undergrads bring their academic career into focus

Nearly 200 students participated in the program, which offers small, intensive, three-week classes before the beginning of the academic year.

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Alumni honored for distinguished service

Stanford’s ethnic community centers inducted four new members into the university’s Multicultural Alumni Hall of Fame at a ceremony held during Reunion Homecoming weekend.

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